Piccadilly Circus is a bustling road junction and public space in London’s West End, where several major streets—including Regent Street and Piccadilly—converge. Created in 1819, it is famous for its curved row of illuminated advertising screens, the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain with its winged archer statue, and theatres, shops and cafés on every corner. At all hours the circus hums with buses, taxis, tourists and theatre‑goers. Its bright lights and frenetic energy epitomise the city’s cosmopolitan spirit.